ODBC Driver 13.1 for Linux and Mac released

Microsoft yesterday announced the release of ODBC Driver 13.1 for Linux (Ubuntu, RedHat and SUSE) which enables access to SQL Server, Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL DW from any C/C++ application on Linux.

New features:

BCP API Support

You can use functions through the ODBC driver as described here on Linux

Support for user defined KeyStoreProvider for Always Encrypted

You can now user defined/created AE Column Master Key keystore providers. Check out code samples and more information here.

Ubuntu 16.10 support

Developed a package for Ubuntu 16.10 to ensure an apt-get install experience